| Asset-freezing org. (CONTEST ALERT! My new all-skill, solve-at-home crossword contest benefiting the Alzheimer's Foundation of America is Sept. 30. First prize, $2,500. For details visit www.alzfdn. |
| Purring pet |
| Fiddler on the Roof" setting that answers the question "Where else could Sabbath be so sweet? |
| Iowa setting for the League of Sofa Manufacturers convention? |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Get some downtime |
| Middle Eastern market |
| French clerical title |
| Fleet head |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Margaret Thatcher's middle name |
| Cricket term |
| Girls" actress who's the daughter of actress Lindsay Crouse: 2 wds. |
| Actress Fisher who voices Agnes in "Despicable Me |
| Ballet luminary |
| Othello's betrayer |
| Unreturned serve |
| Alphabetical Jackson 5 hit |
| Presidential middle name between Fitzgerald and Milhous |
| Lively French social dance |
| Rocket expert Willy |
| Quiet |
| Leafy vegetable |
| Metallic element |
| Fine French brandy |
| Body part whose name is pronounced like a vowel |
| Intense, as competition |
| Organization whose 2008 endorsement John McCain did not reciprocate |
| Narrow inlet of a river |
| 1929 Ethel Waters hit whose title is a question |